Exact Audio Copy's Timing and Sync Problem
Okay, last week I bought Souljah’s 2007 album, “Bersamamu” and the brand new one from Straightout, “Forsaken upon Nemesis”. Like any of my CD collections, the first thing I did after listen to the full album was to make a backup of the album in an MP3 format that I am entitled to using Exact Audio Copy.
Usually the steps consist of this:
However, a couple of days before, I’ve change my optical drive from Pioneer to a brand new BenQ DVD DC DW1800. Now, when I try to extract the CD, it behaves oddly. It reports a “Timing Problem” in the ripping process. The resulted MP3 format were defected and the conversion phase is broke.
After googling, I found out that the culprit was the “Burst” mode in EAC. My drive isn’t compatible with that mode. Therefore I have to use the Secure Mode (EAC->Drive Options, choose the Secure Modes)
Then I try it again, and a new error called “Sync Problem” comes. Dohh! What’s wrong with you BenQ? So I search the vast world of Internet once again (a.k.a googling). Now, I learned that I have to use the Offset Correction in the Compression Option (EAC->Compression Options, choose the Offset Tab, then enable the “Use Offset Correction” and use the default number for the Sample Offset). And voila! My ritual ripping process was successful as usual.
So there are the caveats to anyone using a BenQ DVD Writer for ripping CD Audio using Exact Audio Copy. I don’t know if it’s just me or anybody that using that combination has the same problem as I did. Well anyway, that was my workaround to that problem, hope it helps other who has the same issue.
Usually the steps consist of this:
- Open Exact Audio Copy
- Insert the CD in the Drive
- Get the CD database from freedb
- If freedb doesn’t find any information of the album, then I manually put the information myself
- Extract and compressed it using EAC.
However, a couple of days before, I’ve change my optical drive from Pioneer to a brand new BenQ DVD DC DW1800. Now, when I try to extract the CD, it behaves oddly. It reports a “Timing Problem” in the ripping process. The resulted MP3 format were defected and the conversion phase is broke.
After googling, I found out that the culprit was the “Burst” mode in EAC. My drive isn’t compatible with that mode. Therefore I have to use the Secure Mode (EAC->Drive Options, choose the Secure Modes)
Then I try it again, and a new error called “Sync Problem” comes. Dohh! What’s wrong with you BenQ? So I search the vast world of Internet once again (a.k.a googling). Now, I learned that I have to use the Offset Correction in the Compression Option (EAC->Compression Options, choose the Offset Tab, then enable the “Use Offset Correction” and use the default number for the Sample Offset). And voila! My ritual ripping process was successful as usual.
So there are the caveats to anyone using a BenQ DVD Writer for ripping CD Audio using Exact Audio Copy. I don’t know if it’s just me or anybody that using that combination has the same problem as I did. Well anyway, that was my workaround to that problem, hope it helps other who has the same issue.
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woww, nice spirits (still trying for),but I not have that (BenQ)... hehhe :-). BTW my friend was (problem-nya sama) is he changed ?...heh..ngak penting yah..
BTW again.. :-)
after all, after u listened..Is that good ?
here's what i'm doing with all my cds :
1. insert the cd into the cdr machine,
2. Rip all the song with CDex (small, light and elegant software) :p
3. Write manually the ID tags. just write down from the cd cover.
4. Start ripping
5. It may take a while
6. play it on a computer.
or..
get your iPod ready to sync. :D
My converting hours is really relaxing.
@rifie: before I found the all-powerful EAC, I used to rely on CDex all the time, but my friend told me that EAC has a better error-correction than other ripping tools. Well I guess ripping process depends on invidual preferences at the end :)
Face it, I'm a slacker, of all the foreign bands albums, there's a 99% chance that someone has already upload the database about the album to freedb, so I rely on freedb very much! hihihi :D
I only manually write ID tags for local albums.
@arham: the quality of sound from ripping using EAC is okay, there's no gap or clip. Though actually it depends on the source's CDs. If it is an original clean surface disc, then in a normal ripping process you wouldn't have a problem at all.